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Redesign Apple desktop OSes in the style of iOS 7 is unlikely to become someone unexpected. Now OS X is almost the same plane and shiny, with a new system font and translucent areas. Designer and co-founder of the web-based tool Pixelapse Ming Ming Luo shared his first thoughts of good and not so successful the nuances in the design of the new "Makos".
That the positive
Net Logon Screen
"Door" in OS X Yosemite has become much more clean and stylish, and the first time a user logs in, she welcomed it easy smooth animation.
New program icons
Most of the new icons look clearly and accurately. In contrast to the lurid and bizarre icons iOS 7, we are seeing since last year, the icons of standard Mac applications Apple refreshed, but it did not acid-bright.
In particular, the well-received new trash can icon. Craig Federighi said, how much time it took to create this icon, and the result is evident.
Clean and clear menu bar
Many of the icons in the menu bar have become thinner, cleaner and clearer. The battery icon is now a hair's breadth, as in iOS 7. Almost all the other icons are rendered thinner lines. However, given the general style of the attraction of the new OS X to a brighter palette, to indicate that the Apple icon suddenly decided to use a dark blue color.
Not bad
From Lucida Grande to Helvetica Neue
Instead of the usual Lucida Grande as Apple chose Helvetica Neue font system. Nominal inter-character spacing in the "New Helvetica" is only slightly thinner than that of the "Big Lucid". So the obvious problems with reading texts should not arise. In addition, Apple is worth praise not using OS X in an ultra-thin Inscription "Helvetica."
Finder happier
Some immediately expressed their dissatisfaction with the new Finder icon. Of course, it is much brighter and more cartoonish than the familiar icon. With rounded eyes and a curved smile icon became much happier. In general, it looks cool, and eventually get used to it.
Expand to full screen
The OS X Yosemite-button traffic lights that in the upper left corner of most windows, flat steel. More importantly, the green button now includes full-screen mode. As you know, now, this button toggles the window between its standard and user states that each program is implemented in its own way. However, not everyone will like it: the translation of the application in full-screen mode system often retarding. But if you're a fan of "single-tasking", such a change on the green button functionality you enjoy.
semitransparency
It is difficult to say how many times Craig Federighi emphasized the beauty of translucent materials used in the new OS X. The idea itself is good, but, obviously, Apple has to balance on the edge of the feasibility and application of translucent purely for visual effect. When you work with the system every day, I want it to distract from the work, only when you yourself want it. According to Luo, translucency - a good addition to the style system, but special weather it does not do.
Brighter and flat interface elements
Buttons, tabs, switches, circuit breakers, drop-down lists, and all other user interface elements change their appearance in order to fit into the overall style of the system, more bright and flat. In general, Apple designers got it. The only complaint - to the color drop-down arrow. In all other cases, the color indicates the active or selected element. So it would be logical to remove the color and arrows, drop-down list if not already selected.
Larger sidebar
The new sidebar appeared in the intervals between adjacent two pixel points. Small but significant improvement. However, the selected state is no longer so obvious as before: mainly due to the low contrast between the gray background and white text. Would like to see in the final version of the background of the selected element sidebar again became blue. Well, or they should at least increase the contrast of gray.
The negative
New folder icons
According to Luo, the new design folder icons - one of the most unfortunate changes in the new OS X. By themselves, they look good. But kontektse Finder windows, they look too bright and attract too much attention. In the final release of the system, this bright blue color stands mute.
Buttons "back and forth"
It seems, Apple finally has not yet decided on the appearance of the navigation buttons. Now the system can be observed at least three options. But the option, when the button "back and forth" look one element, perhaps better than anyone else.
Safari: Departure from the grid
A couple of points mozolyat designer eye and in the new version of Safari: the elements of the toolbar placed in its place is not on the grid. For example, traffic lights, buttons are not ideally located along the horizontal axis of the panel - are slightly shifted upwards. create a new tab button is also very annoying, since its size and location do not get in a regular grid.
Another important change in the new Safari is that the user sees only the main address of the site on which it is located. Most people, of course, does not give importance to this, but some still prefer to see at any time the full web address.
search buttons
Search field (as well as the address bar in Safari) Apple has transformed into a button, which is why it became more difficult to understand where the button is, and where text entry field.
Yet parashyutik
The current AirDrop icon in OS X Mavericks - one of the most beloved in Luo: It is a fun, cute and quite clearly shows the functionality AirDrop. But to meet the seventh iOS, the new OS X is now used "inverse icon» Wi-Fi.
Of course, the new OS X has a lot of rough edges and imperfections, but generally take direction very well. Designers exhibit a more mature and sophisticated approach to adapting visual iOS 7 language. No ultra-thin font, parallax lunatic and absurd icons - only stylish translucent and eye-pleasing color palette. Feels like a new OS X noticeably freshened up, become more modern and still as amazing.
But the research system has only just begun, so there is still a lot of wonderful discoveries. If you also have something interesting to share - leave your comments. It is desirable with screenshots. ;)
— By Material blog Pixelmate.
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